Exercises

Hazardous operations in Gulf of Khambhat, India, occur 0230-1130 UTC on September 9 in area 20-26N 072-27E to 20-40N 072-40E.

Gulf of Khambhat · India · HYDROPAC 2538/26

issued
2026-09-04 10:51Z
status
in force
self-cancels
2026-09-09 12:30Z
sea
Arabian Sea
position
20.550, 72.558
nearest port
Bhavnagar · 76 nm
source
nga_inforce · first seen 2026-09-08 18:32Z

Original warning text

GULF OF KHAMBHAT.
INDIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 090230Z TO 091130Z SEP
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   20-26.00N 072-27.00E, 20-26.00N 072-40.00E,
   20-40.00N 072-40.00E, 20-40.00N 072-27.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 091230Z SEP 26.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-09-09 02:30Z2026-09-09 11:30Z9 h

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

This area · military exercises

191 within 180 nm since 2002 · 8 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

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Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises

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